Roller-skate.



G. P. SCHMIDT.

ROLLER SKATE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13, 1909.

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GODFREY r. SCHMIDT, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

ROLLER-SKATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6,1915.

Application filed September 13, 1909. Serial No. 517,513.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GODFREY I. SCHMIDT,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the countyof New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Roller- Skates, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in skates, especially roller skatesand has particular reference to the bearings and fittings by which thewheels are attached to the body of the skate.

According to my invention the bearings of a skate can be constructed ofa few punched or stamped pieces of metal of simple design or form andcan be made strong and serviceable without radical departure from thegeneral appearance of the composite design of a skate.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a preferred embodimentof my invention.

Figure 1 is a vertical elevation in cross section illustrating thebearing of a skate and showing one application of my invention. Fig. 2is a plan view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 a plan view of a capwhich may be'used in the bearing. Fig. 4: a cross section on the line 44of Fig. 3, Fig. 5a plan view of what will be hereinafter termed arocker-piece. Fig. 6 a cross section on the line 6-6 of the'same. Fig. 7a plan view of a modified form of cap. Fig. 8 a cross section on theline 88 of the same. Fig. 9 is a detail of one of the rocker brackets.Fig. 10 is a detail of the other rocker bracket.

The rocker-piece shown to advantage in Figs. 5 and 6 is preferablyformed of one piece of metal with a depending loop 9 through which theaxle 10 of the skate may be inserted to provide a bearing for the wheels11. The ends of this loop terminate laterally forming a seating 12 forthe usual resilient spring or filling of rubber 13 and are provided withupwardly turned edges 14: to retail the filling in position. Theseprojections are also extended longitudinally and bent inwardly formingthe fingers 15 for interlocking purposes to be hereinafter referred to.The cap shown more particularly in Figs. 3 and 4 is also provided withprojecting edges 16 and fingers 17 to engage the upper part of thefilling or spring and for interlocking purposes as stated.

18 and 19 are the usual rocker brackets already well known in the artserving the purpose of attaching the rocker piece, the cap and otherparts to the footplate of the skate. The rocker brackets shown to betteradvantage in Figs. 9 and 10 are preferably provided with shoulders 23which bear upon the top of the cap such as shown in Figs. 3, 4, 7 and 8and as shown to better advantage in the assembled view shown in Fig. 1.The rocker brackets are held in their respective positions by thefingers 15 of the rocker piece and fingers 17 of the cap, respectively,and their lower extremities are threaded by the pin 20 for the purposeof holding the combination in position. This pin also passes through theneck of the loop as shown. From this it will be seen that the entire setof fittings may be limited to four pieces and said pin suitably formedand fastened substantially as illustrated.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7 the fingers 17 of the cap shown inFigs. 3 and 4 may be eliminated and a fiat piece may be cut with thesides 16 turned up and the slots 21 and 22 cut therein for the passageof the rocker-brackets 18 and 19.

Various other modifications may be made without departing from thespirit of the invention as set forth in the claims.

I claim:

1. In a skate, a rocker-piece, cap and independent brackets, saidrocker-piece and cap each having turned in sides and turned in ends, andsaid turned in ends adapted to engage said brackets, whereby resilientmaterial may be retained between said cap and said rocker-piece andbetween the ends of said brackets.

2. In a skate, a pair of brackets secured beneath and at the front andrear of said skate, a rocker piece at the bottom of each of said pair ofbrackets adapted to provide support for a wheel axle, a pin through saidrocker piece connecting said brackets, a cap above said rocker piece,and resilient mate- I trial between said rocker piece and said cap, saidcap and rocker piece and brackets providing a housing for said resilientmat'erial.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

GODFREY P. SCHMIDT.

WVitnesses i E. V. LALLIER, THOMAS A. HILL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each; by addressingthe (lommissionef of Bat'euts, Washington; D. E.

